CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -South Africa to host 15th BRICS summit at Durban in late August 2023.

Detailed explanation-2: -The BRICS currently includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

Detailed explanation-3: -Under the theme of “Foster High-quality BRICS Partnership, Usher in a New Era for Global Development”, leaders of the five countries held in-depth exchange of views on BRICS cooperation in various sectors and major issues of common concern and reached important consensus.

Detailed explanation-4: -China has taken on the rotating chairmanship of BRICS in 2022. Program and priorities for the year were discussed during the meeting. India’s BRICS Sherpa was Mr. Sanjay Bhattacharyya.